Which has higher short-term debt, Jordan or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 75.7% against 72.1% in Jordan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Tunisia?

49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Tunisia: Short-term debt

Jordan

72.1%

in 2024

Tunisia

75.7%

in 2024

Jordan rank

5th

Tunisia rank

2nd

Short-term debt over time

Jordan
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 75.7% against 72.1% in Jordan, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tunisia ahead.

Jordan ranks 5th and Tunisia ranks 2nd of 119 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15.7%	11.5%	4.2%	Jordan
1980s	32.7%	6.2%	26.5%	Jordan
1990s	28.7%	15.2%	13.5%	Jordan
2000s	84.4%	23.3%	61.0%	Jordan
2010s	69.3%	38.5%	30.8%	Jordan
2020s	88.2%	82.6%	5.6%	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher short-term debt, Jordan or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 75.7% against 72.1% in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in short-term debt between Jordan and Tunisia?: 3.6%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Tunisia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Tunisia rank globally for short-term debt?: Jordan ranks 5th and Tunisia ranks 2nd of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 5,838 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.